Afterward he came to me, said a party of the enemy had got into the woods near the depot, and was annoying him, and he wanted to charge and drive it away.

I advised him to be extremely cautious, as our enemy vastly outnumbered us, and had every advantage in position and artillery; but instructed him, if they got too near, he might make a sally.

Soon after, I heard a rapid fire in that quarter, and Lieutenant.

James was brought in on a stretcher, with a ball through his breast, which I supposed to be fatal.
[After the fight we sent him back to Memphis, where his mother and father came from their home on the North River to nurse him.

Young James was recovering from his wound, but was afterward killed by a fall from his horse, near his home, when riding with the daughters of Mr.Hamilton Fish, now Secretary of State.] The enemy closed down on us several times, and got possession of the rear of our train, from which they succeeded in getting five of our horses, among them my favorite mare Dolly; but our men were cool and practised shots (with great experience acquired at Vicksburg), and drove them back.